Senior Cloud Platforms Engineer

$102,400 - $168,800/Yr

1 Vizient, Inc. - Irving, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Irving, TX

1,001-5,000 employees

About the position

In this role, you will partner with infrastructure, application development, and security teams to define and implement Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) and Azure DevOps (ADO) requirements for various development initiatives. You will support building automation and monitor needs through a blend of technical expertise, organizational skills, and interpersonal abilities. The position focuses on driving enhancements in the technical team's experience and proposing pragmatic solutions to complex problems while fostering a culture of learning and education among team members.

Responsibilities

• Design, manage, and maintain native toolsets in a multi-cloud environment that automate operational processes to improve development delivery.
• Partner with Agile Product teams to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Assist in setting Azure CI/CD and integrations to Azure cloud environments, Artifactory, automation testing tools, Octopus, Jenkins, Infrastructure as Code, Pulumi, etc.
• Work with developers and other DevOps-oriented engineers to test system integrity.
• Partner with Internal IT Infrastructure to establish appropriate automation frameworks in support of fully automating code deployments.
• Monitor Azure cloud deployments and application performance.
• Administer tools or environments to support platform and application delivery teams.
• Support code deployments and pipeline monitoring across all environments, troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Collaborate with Vizient's Security team to understand, implement, and automate security controls, governance processes, and compliance validations.
• Collaborate with Agile product teams to assist with configuration needs and ensure those needs align with efficient release of each product.
• Support engineers in other departments in creating practical demonstrations of proposed solutions and demonstrating them to other team members.
• Stay up to date on emerging technologies, and understand trends and opportunities to ensure we are utilizing the best techniques and tools.

Requirements

• Relevant degree preferred.
• 5 or more years of relevant experience required.
• Experience in a Cloud Engineering, DevOps role, or related position required.
• Experience in a software development role using languages such as Java, C#, or Python with an understanding of CI/CD concepts is required.
• Knowledge of Cloud Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and tools such as Pulumi, Terraform, Ansible, and Chef is required.
• Experience with SOA applications and cloud-based services, preferably Azure required.
• Experience with Windows Server preferred, Linux experience preferred.
• Deep knowledge of PowerShell or other scripting languages preferred.
• Certification as an Azure Architect, DevOps Administrator, or other cloud-related certification preferred.
• Understanding of networking and internet protocols, including TCP/IP, DNS, SMTP, HTTP and distributed networks preferred.
• Extensive experience with open-source technology, software development, and system engineering preferred.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice-to-haves

• Certification as an Azure Architect, DevOps Administrator, or other cloud-related certification preferred.
• Deep knowledge of PowerShell or other scripting languages preferred.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits plan including health insurance, dental insurance, and vision insurance.
• 401k retirement savings plan with matching contributions.
• Paid time off and holidays.
• Incentive eligibility based on performance.